Steve Laifman wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Aside from the most active ingredient in "Bars leak" being fibers,
> which caused your subsequent problems, the lack of annual corrosion
> protection additive (the part of the anti-freeze that really matters
> in California), the lack of a sacrificial anode to be eaten alive
> INSTEAD of the aluminum intake manifold, and thermostat housing, and
> the the copper core as the next best meals in town. Magnesium rods or
> discs, grounded to the chassis and hiding inside the radiator side
> tanks or expansion tank should do the job. This is cheap insurance,
> and units that fit radiator caps for grounding used to be available
> from JC Whitney (Warshaswsky's) , Chicago.
>
> Steve
>
Steve L:
Good idea. I've heard of those and will try one when I get the new
radiator later this summer.
Steve Sage
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